> 13 British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States.
> The Boston Tea Incident took place in 1773.
> California was settled most rapidly after gold was discovered in 1848.
> U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty with Britain.
> Andrew Johnson succeeded president Abraham Lincoln.
> Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of Women’s rights.
> Ku Klux Klan was organized in the state of Tennessee.
> Carpetbaggers were Northern businessmen who arrived in the South in the early days of Reconstruction (1865–77) period after the Civil War in the United States.
> The number of members of American Senate is 100.
> The 56th Secretary of State of the United States was Henry Alfred Kissinger from 1973 to 1977.
> The Camp David is located in Maryland.
> American President, Theodore Roosevelt, received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906
> Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in 1972.
> Jimmy Carter was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980.
> NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
> TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was established in 1933.
> President Woodrow Wilson belonged to Democratic party.
> Morris, Richard and Commager wrote "Encyclopedia of American History."
> The “Sons of Liberty” was formed in 1765.
> The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of Paris.
> James Madison is known as the “Father of American Constitution”:
> The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as Bill of Rights.
> The first Secretary of State of US was Thomas Jefferson.
> The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for a decade (10 years).
> The XYZ affairs took place between US-France.
> Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at Yorktown.
> The battle of Bull Run was fought in The American Civil War.
> Panama Canal was officially opened in the year 1914.
> On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to women.
> NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established in the year 1949.
> In 1900 the Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to China.
> The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by Harriet Beacher.
> The Truman Doctrine was mainly designed to extend economic assistance to Turkey-Greece.
> The 26th Amendment in 1971 lowered the voting age to 18.
> The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President T. Roosevelt.
> During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was Jefferson Davis.
> Judges of the American Supreme Court are appointed by President.
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